Did Trump Just Try To Blame the Left for Violence in Charlottesville, VA.?

[erpowers]

It seems to me that Trump just tried to blame the left for the violence that happened in Charlottesville, VA. He made it seems like the white supremacists were just defending themselves from the attacking left. He also seemed to be saying the left did not have a right to be at the protest since he claimed they did not have permits. So, he seemed to be blaming the whole event on the left.

[Warren DeMontague]

1. He blamed the "alt left", which is word someone made up

Obviously a trump supporter concept. Well, at least now we know for sure where it came from.

[virtualobserver]

4. people use that term on this site

[Warren DeMontague]

7. interesting.

I suppose everyone can draw their own conclusions from that, can't they.

[virtualobserver]

10. the danger of equating two groups who are not at all similar....

we need to keep our focus on where the real danger lies.

[Warren DeMontague]

12. I agree completely.

[m-lekktor]

20. For sure! As if leftists who criticize establishment DEMS are the same as racist neo-nazis.

The "Horseshoe Theory" nonsense.

[Maraya1969]

13. I think those posts should be alerted and hopefully removed

[WoonTars]

23. I agree. Anyone that uses that phrase to describe another left-leaning person needs to leave...

It's nothing more than a bullshit right-wing false equivalency...

[m-lekktor]

18. yep, they sure do. nt

[HopeAgain]

2. Uh huh, amends to Duke, Spencer, and the like...

for hurting their feelings yesterday.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

3. Yes. Yes, he did.

That is what he did.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. He certainly did.

There's no such thing as the "alt-left." There's no group on the left that even calls itself that, while "alt-right" is a label some right-wing extremists have been voluntarily using for several years now (so they can avoid being called Nazis, I guess).

[uponit7771]

6. No, he didn't "try" he did and then defended the Nazis ... he's a bastard and the GOP Nazi Party

[aquamarina]

8. Why yes he did.

[jpak]

9. Yup

[Towlie]

11. He doubled down on a hard sixteen vs. a dealer ten up.

You've heard of "doubling down", but this is doubling down on the worst hand in blackjack.

[smirkymonkey]

14. So he just walked back his condemnation of the white-nationalists from the other night.

I knew it. I knew he wasn't going to going to abandon his racist base. These are the ONLY people that love him. He needs these people like he needs air.

[NightWatcher]

15. They charged those nice white supremacists who had gotten the proper permits

[jmg257]

16. Yep - he said "there is blame for this on both sides..."

[Curmudgeoness]

17. And don't forget all those from the left charging in with clubs.

He actually said the "alt left" came "charging in", "with clubs", "very very violent". So yes, he did blame the left for the violence.

People have to remember what the term "alt left" term means. It started with the alt right people just to try to make liberals look as bad as they are. We shouldn't even be talking about any alt left.

[spanone]

19. yes. he was defending nazis, white supremacists and the kkk

that's our 'president'

[WinkyDink]

21. YES. "They came at them with clubs." Meaning the peaceful counter-protestors.

[tblue37]

22. There was no "try." There was only " did. " (/Yoda)